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Definition of Brimmers
1. brimmer [n] - See also: brimmer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brimmers
Literary usage of Brimmers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Virgil by Virgil (1891)
"In the midst of the court they quaffed brimmers of wine, while the banquet was
served in gold, and each stood with a goblet in his hand. ..."
2. The Magazine of History, with Notes and Queries (1908)
"Mays and Come to Mr. M. brimmers and makes an agreement with him for one month
for ten Dollars, and a very Claver Place. Dec. 9th. ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"... wore a broad - brimmed hat ; but broad - brimmers »ere invented long before
Coke was born (1752), and at the commencement of the reign of George III. ..."
4. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts by Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1900)
"... and it is my impression that there were five Martin brimmers, but without my
notes I cannot positively say that they covered five generations.1 Mr. ..."
5. The English Familiar Essay: Representative Texts by William Frank Bryan, Ronald Salmon Crane (1916)
"lusty brimmers " . . . Mr. Cotton: in Lamb's essay on " New Year's Eve" he used
the phrase "hearty, cheerful Mr. Cotton," and quoted a poem by him, ..."
6. Elijah Fisher's Journal While in the War for Independence and Continued Two by Elijah Fisher (1909)
"... and returns to Mr. brimmers. May 1. I Left Mr. Brimmer and gos to Boston and
stead there till— The 5th. ..."
7. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1887)
"brimmers, and who as they will be accomodated by the Removal of the Fence North
of said Alley are willing to lay as much Gravel as will to all intents ..."
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